A subdomain is a website url, that's under a main, or a root domain. One example is something.domain.com, in which domain.com is the main domain address, while "something" is the subdomain below it. Each subdomain can have its own site and records i.e. aside from using the domain name as a part of the whole web address, a subdomain can be totally independent and even hosted by a separate provider. Employing a subdomain could be very handy if you'd like to have different sites that are related in some way. As an example, you may have a web-based store under the main domain plus a forum under a subdomain in order to offer means for your clients to ask questions and share opinions regarding your products. The benefit of using a subdomain instead of a subfolder is that the web sites will be separated, so you're able to update one of them or perform maintenance without affecting the other.
Subdomains in Hosting
Every single hosting plan that we offer will permit you to create numerous subdomains with no more than a couple of clicks in your hosting CP. They are going to be listed in the area where you create them and arranged under the main domain for more convenience, so you can very easily monitor all of them. Additionally, you can access many functions for any of the subdomains through right-click context menus - for instance, you can view or modify their DNS records, access the website files, and a lot more. While setting up a new subdomain, you'll also have many options that you can choose from - determine the default access folder, create custom error pages, activate FrontPage Extensions or choose if the subdomain will use a shared or a dedicated IP address. The number of subdomains you will have is totally up to you because we have not restricted this feature for any one of our plans.